Awesome! I loved that this one used cheddar cheese instead of cheese food ( Velveeta ). This is a great recipe! I tweaked it just a little by adding onions and garlic powder to it, to bring out the taste. It was awesome! Keep 'em coming!

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This was the best recipe. I fed a large youth group and got rave reviews. I liked it because it used regular cheese. I made the sauce, then put it in a crockpot and added the broccoli and let it simmer (I parboiled the broccoli first). I was worried since it didn't make a rue first, but it turned out amazing.

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I made this recipe twice now. I am giving the original recipe 4 stars because it was good but not great. The second time I made it I took the advice of others and used fresh onion and sauteed that with some garlic and doubled the cheese. This time, it was great!

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I followed other reviewers' advice and doubled the cheese (one 8 oz brick of cabot sharp white cheddar, which I shredded into the pot) and added 5 slices of organic american cheese to help with texture. I used @5 cups of homemade organic turkey and chicken stock in place of the broth and water, but otherwise followed the recipe exactly. The texture was perfect and flavor was quite good. My 3 year old, who generally turns up his nose at any soups or veggies ate quite a bit and told me how great it was. My 5 year old said it was as good as Panera and my husband loved it. Thanks for the recipe. It is nice to find a good recipe using just regular ingredients and no nasty chemical-laden canned condensed soups or processed "cheese food!"

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This was a wonderful and easy soup. My family loved it. It was a little to watery and extra cheddar did not solve this. So I added instant potato flakes until it thickened up and added more seasonings, then served it in bread bowls. This is a keeper.

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Doubled the cheese, and will add more next time. Came out thin, so I added potato flakes to thicken. I think next time I'll delete the water. With even mor cheese, maybe I won't need the potato flakes next time. Also added shredded carrots, which added color as well as flavor.

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Great recipe! We had it in bread bowls from Panera Bread. Since I had some I wanted to use up, I used two cups of heavy cream instead of 1 cup of H&H + one cup of water. We also used about 6 cups of cheese instead of just 4, a mixture of good cheddar, gruyere, and parmesan. We didn't have any onion flakes, so we just sauted some onions before adding the broth. We also added some cooked pasta to it to give it some bulk and stretch it. Very tasty! We will make this again.